The Cardinal Bloodlines of The Enduring House of August is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Highborn Monarch Maximilian V with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 13.847 billion Royal Subjects are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Free City of Odessa. The average income tax rate is 98.4%.

The frighteningly efficient August economy, worth a remarkable 6,107 trillion crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 441,074 crowns, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,951,830 per year while the poor average 6,341, a ratio of 623 to 1.

Meteorologists are instantly recognizable from their luxury cars and jewelry, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression, and the nation has declared its intention to "stretch out". Crime is totally unknown. The Enduring House of August's national animal is the Monarch Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Royal Orthodox Church.

The Enduring House of August is ranked 34,042^nd in the world and 3^rd in The Horde for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,499.85 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.